Reported Liverpool target Rodrygo was an unused substitute for Real Madrid in their narrow La Liga opening victory over Osasuna on Tuesday night - and his reaction from the sidelines spoke volumes The Brazilian has been the subject of transfer speculation this summer, having fallen down the pecking order at the Bernabeu.

Real Madrid head coach Xabi Alonso has said he is counting on Rodrygo amid links to Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City. After playing a bit-part role at the Club World Cup earlier in the summer, the Brazilian continues to be linked with a Santiago Bernabeu exit before the transfer window closes.

Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso said that it was his decision to leave Rodrygo without minutes in the club's 1-0 win over Osasuna at the Bernabéu on Tuesday amid transfer links to Premier League clubs.